Multipurpose bag

ABSTRACT

In accordance with the purpose(s) of the disclosure, as embodied and broadly described herein, the disclosure, in one aspect, relates to a multipurpose bag comprising a bag body, a bag dividing insert, and a slidable drawer component. In various aspects, the the bag body comprises two endwalls, two sidewalls, a base, and a top opening. The two sidewalls of the bag body are constructed from a flexible material. The slidable drawer component comprises a drawer base, a drawer first endwall, a drawer second endwall, a drawer first sidewall, and a drawer second sidewall. The bag body is constructed such that at least one endwall has a drawer opening through which the slidable drawer component can be pulled to expose the drawer interior. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This Application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No.62/708,847, filed on Dec. 26, 2017, which is incorporated herein byreference in its entirety.

FIELD OF INVENTION

The present disclosure relates generally to a multipurpose bag, and inparticular to a multipurpose bag having an internal grid componentseparating the multipurpose bag into an upper section and a lowersection comprising a drawer component.

BACKGROUND

Bags for carrying tools, small supplies, materials, and other items areuseful for workers and others to carry needed required items from hometo work, from one work site to another work site, or during travel fromone location to another. Although tool carriers have historically beenmade of metal, wood or other rigid materials, more recently, toolcarriers fabricated from durable fabrics and textiles have becomepopular. Although conventional tool carriers of the prior art are usefulin some instances, there are still numerous deficiencies and thepotential for more useful tool carriers and tool carrier features. Forexample, it is desirable to carry often items of varying size, fromitems that are large and bulky to small items such as screws, nails, andother relatively small items. In conventional bags, the small itemsfrequently are found in the bottom of the bag where it is difficult tolocate them and necessary to remove many, if not all, of the larger,bulkier items in the bag. These needs and other needs are satisfied bythe present disclosure.

SUMMARY

In accordance with the purpose(s) of the disclosure, as embodied andbroadly described herein, the disclosure, in one aspect, relates to amultipurpose bag comprising a bag body, a bag dividing insert, and aslidable drawer component. In various aspects, the the bag bodycomprises two endwalls, two sidewalls, a base, and a top opening. In anaspect, the slidable drawer component comprises a drawer base, a drawerfirst endwall, a drawer second endwall, a drawer first sidewall, and adrawer second sidewall. The bag body is constructed such that at leastone endwall has a drawer opening through which the slidable drawercomponent can be pulled to expose the drawer interior. The bag dividinginsert is placed above the slidable drawer component. In some aspects,the bag dividing insert is placed to provide a gap between the top edgesof the slidable drawer component and the lower face of the bag dividinginsert such that the slidable drawer component is not contact with thebag dividing insert. In some instances, a lower surface of the drawerbottom is in contact with a upper surface of the bag base when closed.

Other systems, methods, features, and advantages of the presentdisclosure will be or become apparent to one with skill in the art uponexamination of the following drawings and detailed description. It isintended that all such additional systems, methods, features, andadvantages be included within this description, be within the scope ofthe present disclosure, and be protected by the accompanying claims. Inaddition, all optional and preferred features and modifications of thedescribed embodiments are usable in all aspects of the disclosure taughtherein. Furthermore, the individual features of the dependent claims, aswell as all optional and preferred features and modifications of thedescribed embodiments are combinable and interchangeable with oneanother.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

Many aspects of the present disclosure can be better understood withreference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings arenot necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon clearlyillustrating the principles of the present disclosure. Moreover, in thedrawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding partsthroughout the several views.

FIGS. 1A-1D show perspective and plan views of a disclosed multipurposebag showing a top opening, a sidewall and an endwall with a draweropening and an slidable drawer component partially opened. FIG. 1A showsan exterior perspective view of a disclosed multipurpose bag showing atop opening, a sidewall and an endwall with a drawer opening and anslidable drawer component partially opened. FIG. 1B shows the sameexterior perspective view of a disclosed multipurpose bag as shown inFIG. 1A, but with certain interior features depicted using dashed lines.FIG. 1C shows an end plan view of a disclosed multipurpose bag showing aslidable drawer opening and the bag body opening in a closed position.FIG. 1D shows an end plan view of a disclosed multipurpose bag showing aslidable drawer opening and the bag body opening in an open position.

FIG. 2 shows a cross-sectional perspective view of a disclosedmultipurpose bag showing a top opening, a sidewall and an endwall with adrawer opening and an slidable drawer component partially opened.

FIGS. 3A-3B show perspective views of a disclosed multipurpose bag andslidable drawer. FIG. 3A shows a perspective view of a disclosedmultipurpose bag and slidable drawer with a top opening, a sidewall andan endwall with a drawer opening and an slidable drawer component thatis removed from the multipurpose bag. In FIG. 3A, the slidable drawerhas a single compartment or interior space. FIG. 3B shows an alternativeslidable drawer with multiple compartments in the drawer interior space.

FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of a disclosed multipurpose bag showinga top opening, a sidewal and an endwall with a drawer opening and anslidable drawer component partially opened, and such that themultipurpose bag is depicted with items placed in the top opening andcontained within the interior of the sliding drawer component.

Additional advantages of the disclosure will be set forth in part in thedescription which follows, and in part will be obvious from thedescription, or can be learned by practice of the disclosure. Theadvantages of the disclosure will be realized and attained by means ofthe elements and combinations particularly pointed out in the appendedclaims. It is to be understood that both the foregoing generaldescription and the following detailed description are exemplary andexplanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure, as claimed.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Many modifications and other embodiments disclosed herein will come tomind to one skilled in the art to which the disclosed compositions andmethods pertain having the benefit of the teachings presented in theforegoing descriptions and the associated drawings. Therefore, it is tobe understood that the disclosures are not to be limited to the specificembodiments disclosed and that modifications and other embodiments areintended to be included within the scope of the appended claims. Theskilled artisan will recognize many variants and adaptations of theaspects described herein. These variants and adaptations are intended tobe included in the teachings of this disclosure and to be encompassed bythe claims herein.

Although specific terms are employed herein, they are used in a genericand descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation.

As will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reading thisdisclosure, each of the individual embodiments described and illustratedherein has discrete components and features which may be readilyseparated from or combined with the features of any of the other severalembodiments without departing from the scope or spirit of the presentdisclosure.

Any recited method can be carried out in the order of events recited orin any other order that is logically possible. That is, unless otherwiseexpressly stated, it is in no way intended that any method or aspect setforth herein be construed as requiring that its steps be performed in aspecific order. Accordingly, where a method claim does not specificallystate in the claims or descriptions that the steps are to be limited toa specific order, it is no way intended that an order be inferred, inany respect. This holds for any possible non-express basis forinterpretation, including matters of logic with respect to arrangementof steps or operational flow, plain meaning derived from grammaticalorganization or punctuation, or the number or type of aspects describedin the specification.

All publications mentioned herein are incorporated herein by referenceto disclose and describe the methods and/or materials in connection withwhich the publications are cited. The publications discussed herein areprovided solely for their disclosure prior to the filing date of thepresent application. Nothing herein is to be construed as an admissionthat the present invention is not entitled to antedate such publicationby virtue of prior invention. Further, the dates of publication providedherein can be different from the actual publication dates, which canrequire independent confirmation.

While aspects of the present disclosure can be described and claimed ina particular statutory class, such as the system statutory class, thisis for convenience only and one of skill in the art will understand thateach aspect of the present disclosure can be described and claimed inany statutory class.

It is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is for thepurpose of describing particular aspects only and is not intended to belimiting. Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific termsused herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one ofordinary skill in the art to which the disclosed compositions andmethods belong. It will be further understood that terms, such as thosedefined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having ameaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of thespecification and relevant art and should not be interpreted in anidealized or overly formal sense unless expressly defined herein.

Prior to describing the various aspects of the present disclosure, thefollowing definitions are provided and should be used unless otherwiseindicated. Additional terms may be defined elsewhere in the presentdisclosure.

As used herein, “comprising” is to be interpreted as specifying thepresence of the stated features, integers, steps, or components asreferred to, but does not preclude the presence or addition of one ormore features, integers, steps, or components, or groups thereof.Moreover, each of the terms “by”, “comprising,” “comprises”, “comprisedof,” “including,” “includes,” “included,” “involving,” “involves,”“involved,” and “such as” are used in their open, non-limiting sense andmay be used interchangeably. Further, the term “comprising” is intendedto include examples and aspects encompassed by the terms “consistingessentially of” and “consisting of.” Similarly, the term “consistingessentially of” is intended to include examples encompassed by the term“consisting of.

As used in the specification and the appended claims, the singular forms“a,” “an” and “the” include plural referents unless the context clearlydictates otherwise. Thus, for example, reference to “a handle,” “apocket,” or “a zipper” includes, but is not limited to, two or more suchhandles, pockets, or zippers, and the like.

It should be noted that ratios, concentrations, amounts, and othernumerical data can be expressed herein in a range format. It will befurther understood that the endpoints of each of the ranges aresignificant both in relation to the other endpoint, and independently ofthe other endpoint. It is also understood that there are a number ofvalues disclosed herein, and that each value is also herein disclosed as“about” that particular value in addition to the value itself. Forexample, if the value “10” is disclosed, then “about 10” is alsodisclosed. Ranges can be expressed herein as from “about” one particularvalue, and/or to “about” another particular value. Similarly, whenvalues are expressed as approximations, by use of the antecedent“about,” it will be understood that the particular value forms a furtheraspect. For example, if the value “about 10” is disclosed, then “10” isalso disclosed.

When a range is expressed, a further aspect includes from the oneparticular value and/or to the other particular value. For example,where the stated range includes one or both of the limits, rangesexcluding either or both of those included limits are also included inthe disclosure, e.g. the phrase “x to y” includes the range from ‘x’ to‘y’ as well as the range greater than ‘x’ and less than ‘y’. The rangecan also be expressed as an upper limit, e.g. ‘about x, y, z, or less’and should be interpreted to include the specific ranges of ‘about x’,‘about y’, and ‘about z’ as well as the ranges of ‘less than x’, lessthan y′, and ‘less than z’. Likewise, the phrase ‘about x, y, z, orgreater’ should be interpreted to include the specific ranges of ‘aboutx’, ‘about y’, and ‘about z’ as well as the ranges of ‘greater than x’,greater than y′, and ‘greater than z’. In addition, the phrase “about‘x’ to ‘y’”, where ‘x’ and ‘y’ are numerical values, includes “about ‘x’to about ‘y’”.

It is to be understood that such a range format is used for convenienceand brevity, and thus, should be interpreted in a flexible manner toinclude not only the numerical values explicitly recited as the limitsof the range, but also to include all the individual numerical values orsub-ranges encompassed within that range as if each numerical value andsub-range is explicitly recited. To illustrate, a numerical range of“about 0.1% to 5%” should be interpreted to include not only theexplicitly recited values of about 0.1% to about 5%, but also includeindividual values (e.g., about 1%, about 2%, about 3%, and about 4%) andthe sub-ranges (e.g., about 0.5% to about 1.1%; about 5% to about 2.4%;about 0.5% to about 3.2%, and about 0.5% to about 4.4%, and otherpossible sub-ranges) within the indicated range.

As used herein, the terms “about,” “approximate,” “at or about,” and“substantially” mean that the amount or value in question can be theexact value or a value that provides equivalent results or effects asrecited in the claims or taught herein. That is, it is understood thatamounts, sizes, formulations, parameters, and other quantities andcharacteristics are not and need not be exact, but may be approximateand/or larger or smaller, as desired, reflecting tolerances, conversionfactors, rounding off, measurement error and the like, and other factorsknown to those of skill in the art such that equivalent results oreffects are obtained. In some circumstances, the value that providesequivalent results or effects cannot be reasonably determined. In suchcases, it is generally understood, as used herein, that “about” and “ator about” mean the nominal value indicated ±10% variation unlessotherwise indicated or inferred. In general, an amount, size,formulation, parameter or other quantity or characteristic is “about,”“approximate,” or “at or about” whether or not expressly stated to besuch. It is understood that where “about,” “approximate,” or “at orabout” is used before a quantitative value, the parameter also includesthe specific quantitative value itself, unless specifically statedotherwise.

As used herein, the terms “optional” or “optionally” means that thesubsequently described event or circumstance can or cannot occur, andthat the description includes instances where said event or circumstanceoccurs and instances where it does not.

Throughout the description, the use of like character references indifferent views and contexts make reference to the same item. Thedrawings are shown with component or item dimensions of relative size,but not necessarily exact dimensional relationship. That is, componentsor items may vary in size and be considered within the scope of thepresent disclosure.

The present disclosure pertains to a multipurpose bag having amultipurpose bag body enclosing an accessible interior volume. Themultipurpose bag body is formed from a bag base with a multipurpose baga first endwall, a second endwall, a first sidewall, and a secondsidewall. The disclosed multipurpose bag further comprises an insertcomponent that divides the upper volume of the multipurpose bag from alower volume, with a slidable drawer component situated when fullyclosed within the lower volume. The upper volume is accessible viaflexible open that can be fixed in a closed position using a fastener,e.g., a zipper. The slidable drawer component, when fully closed, can bemaintained in a closed position by means of a fastener, such as azipper, hook-and-loop fastening system (e.g., Velcro), snaps, strap andbuckle, and the like.

In various aspects, disclosed herein is a multipurpose bag comprising abag body, a bag dividing insert, and a slidable drawer component;wherein the bag body comprises a bag base, a bag first endwall, a bagsecond endwall, a bag first sidewall, and a bag second sidewall; whereinthe bag first endwall comprises a slidable door opening; wherein theslidable drawer component comprises a drawer base, a drawer firstendwall, a drawer second endwall, a drawer first sidewall, and a drawersecond sidewall.

In some aspects, the bag first sidewall and/or the bag second sidewallcomprise a flexible material that allows these portions to flex andchange shape as pressure is applied to a surface, e.g., compriseleather, a flexible fabric, or combinations thereof. The flexible fabricof a sidewall can be a fabric comprising a polyamide, a polyester, apolyurethane, or combinations thereof. In some instances, the sidewallcan comprise a polyamide that is ballistic nylon.

In some aspects, the bag first endwall, the bag second endwall, the bagfirst sidewall, and/or the bag second sidewall comprise a flexiblematerial that allows these portions to flex and change shape as pressureis applied to a surface, e.g., comprise leather, a flexible fabric, orcombinations thereof. The flexible fabric of a sidewall or endwall canbe a fabric comprising a polyamide, a polyester, a polyurethane, orcombinations thereof. In some instances, the sidewall or endwall cancomprise a polyamide that is ballistic nylon.

In some instances the bag base is flexible. However, in other instancesit may be desirable for the bag base to be rigid or semi-rigid. Variousmaterials for the base are discussed in further detail herein below.

Referring now to FIG. 1A, a perspective view of a disclosed multipurposebag 1000 comprising a bag body 100 and a slidable drawer component 110is shown. The multipurpose 1000 bag comprises a bag body 100 formed froma bag base 15 (not visible in this perspective view), a bag firstendwall 40, a bag second endwall 41, a bag first sidewall 30, and a bagsecond sidewall 31. Thus, the bag base 15 (not visible in thisperspective view), the bag first endwall 40, the bag second endwall 41,the bag first sidewall 30, and the bag second sidewall 31 segregate aninterior volume of the bag body from the outside of the bag. The bagsidewalls are flexible and move or rotate to provide an opening to theinterior volume of the bag.

The bag base 15 is associated with outer edges, which are each depictedin FIG. 1B, i.e., a first base edge 90, a second base edge 91, a thirdbase edge 92 (also visible in FIG. 1A as shown), and a fourth base edge93. The bag body 100 can further comprise one or more flexible handles.In a particular aspect, as shown, the bag body 100 can comprise a firstbag handle 9 and a second bag handle 10. In various aspects, the bagfirst handle and the bag second handle can be flexible. In a furtheraspect, the bag first handle and the bag second handle are flexible, andcomprise an inner flexible cord wrapped in a flexible material, leather,or combinations thereof. In a still further aspect, the bag first handleand the bag second handle comprise a flexible inner cord, e.g., a rubberor elastic cord, wrapped in a flexible material, leather, orcombinations thereof.

The multipurpose bag of claim 1, wherein the bag dividing insert isrigid. Alternatively, the bag first handle and the bag second handle canbe rigid, e.g., molded from a rigid polymer or formed from a metal suchas stainless steel or aluminum.

The bag body 100 can further comprise a bag closable mechanism 50, e.g.,a zipper or hook-and-loop mechanism (e.g., Velcro), attached to theupper edges of the bag first endwall 40, the bag second endwall 41, thebag first sidewall 30, and the bag second sidewall 31 as shown in thefigure. The bag body 100 can further comprise one or more pocketcomponents attached to an exterior surface of a bag sidewall. As shownin, in a particular aspect, the bag body 100 comprises two pocketcomponents attached to the bag first sidewall.

As shown, the slidable drawer component 110 of the multipurpose bag isformed from a drawer base 60, a drawer first endwall 16, a drawer secondendwall 17 (not visible in this perspective view), a drawer firstsidewall 20, and a drawer second sidewall 21. The slidable drawercomponent 110 can comprise a closure component 71 that is engageablewith a mating closure component 70 suitably located on the first bagendwall 40. The closure components 71 and 70 can be any suitableengaging closure system such as, but not limited to, a hook-and-loopsystem (e.g., Velcro), a snap system, or two cords that can be tiedtogether. The drawer first endwall is associated with an upper edge 80that is lower than the bottom edge 81 of the bag first endwall draweropening 45 (the drawer opening is not visible in this perspectivedrawing, but is depicted in FIGS. 1B, 1C and 1D). Thus, the drawer base60, the drawer first endwall 16, the drawer second endwall 17, thedrawer first sidewall 20, and the drawer second sidewall 21 segregate aninterior volume of the slidable drawer component from the outside of thedrawer. The bag sidewalls can be flexible or rigid.

Referring now to FIG. 1B, the perspective view of FIG. 1A is showncertain interior features indicated with dashed lines. In particular, asshown, the multipurpose bag 1000 comprises a bag body 100 formed from abag base 15, a bag first endwall 40, a bag second endwall 41, a bagfirst sidewall 30, and a bag second sidewall 31. The bag base 15 isassociated with outer edges, which are each depicted in FIG. 1B, i.e., afirst base edge 90, a second base edge 91, a third base edge 92, and afourth base edge 93. The bag body 100 can further comprise one or moreflexible handles. In a particular aspect, as shown, the bag body 100 cancomprise a first bag handle 9 and a second bag handle 10. The bag body100 can further comprise a closable mechanism 50, e.g., a zipper orhook-and-loop mechanism (e.g., Velcro), attached to the upper edges ofthe bag first endwall 40, the bag second endwall 41, the bag firstsidewall 30, and the bag second sidewall 31 as shown in the figure. Thebag body 100 can further comprise one or more pocket components attachedto an exterior surface of a bag sidewall. As shown in, in a particularaspect, the bag body 100 comprises two pocket components attached to thebag first sidewall. As shown, the slidable drawer component 110 of themultipurpose bag is formed from a drawer base 60, a drawer first endwall16, a drawer second endwall 17, a drawer first sidewall 20, and a drawersecond sidewall 21. The slidable drawer component 110 can comprise aclosure component 71 that is engageable with a mating closure component70 suitably located on the first bag endwall 40. The closure components71 and 70 can be any suitable engaging closure system such as, but notlimited to, a hook-and-loop system (e.g., Velcro), a snap system, or twocords that can be tied together. The drawer first endwall is associatedwith a drawer endwall upper edge 80 that is lower than the draweropening top edge 81 of the bag drawer opening 45, i.e., a small gap canexist between drawer endwall upper edge 80 and the drawer opening topedge 81.

Referring now to FIGS. 1C and 1D, plan end views are shown of the bagfirst endwall 40 with the bag drawer opening 45 shown located therein.The plan end views show the bag body in an closed position (FIG. 1C)with the bag closable mechanism 50 engaged and a open position (FIG. 1D)with the bag closable mechanism 50 disengaged.

Referring now to FIG. 2, a cross-sectional perspective view of adisclosed multipurpose bag is shown with a top opening, a sidewall andan endwall with a drawer opening and an slidable drawer componentpartially opened. Importantly, FIG. 2 shows a portion of a dividinginsert 3 placed within the interior volume of the bag. Although thedividing insert 3 is shown in FIG. 2 as grid with cross-members andopenings, in other instances, the dividing insert 3 can be solid.Although the dividing insert 3 can be flexible, in other instances thedividing insert 3 is semi-rigid or rigid. In some instances, thedividing insert 3 is rigid and comprises the rigid material comprisesaluminum, galvanized steel, stainless steel, brass, copper, one or morerigid polymers, or combinations thereof.

As depicted in FIG. 2, the dividing insert 3 subdivides the overallinterior volume of the bag body into an upper region, positioned abovethe dividing insert 3, and a lower region, positioned below the dividinginsert 3, into which the slidable drawer component fits into. In someaspects, the can be removable and attach in place via a suitableplurality of dividing insert securing components. The dividing insertsecuring components can comprise straps that attach via a hook-and-loopsystem (e.g., Velcro) or a snap mechanism. In other aspects, thedividing insert 3 is permanently fixed in place via an adhesive, strapsfixed around the dividing insert 3 and permanently secured (e.g., sewnor use of an adhesive), or sewn in place with flaps secured around thedividing insert 3.

Referring now to FIG. 3A, a perspective view of a disclosed multipurposebag is shown with a top opening, a sidewall and an endwall with a draweropening and a slidable drawer component removed from the bag body. Thedouble-headed arrow shows the alignment of the slidable drawer componentthrough the drawer opening. The figure shows dimensional indicators fora bag body length dimension, a bag body width dimension, and a bag bodydrawer opening height dimension, which are designated a, c, and e,respectively in the figure. The figure shows dimensional indicators fora slidable drawer length dimension, a slidable drawer width dimension,and a slidable drawer drawer opening height dimension, which aredesignated b, d, and f, respectively in the figure. Thus, it isunderstood that in order to allow the drawer to slide through the draweropening and fit within the bag body that dimensions a, c, and e aresomewhat larger than dimensions b, d, and f. In some instances, thedimensions a, c, and e are about 1/128 to about ⅛ of inch greater thanthe dimensions b, d, and f. It is understood that any dimensiondifference within and inclusive of about 1/128 to about ⅛ are disclosedherein.

Refererring now to FIG. 3B, an alternative slidable drawer component isshown with a plurality of compartments dividing the interior space ofthe slidable drawer component 110. This is in contrast to the interiorspace shown for the slidable drawer component 110 in FIG. 3A, which isdepicted as a single continuous drawer volume without furthersub-division. In FIG. 3B, the plurality of compartments is shown asthree similarly sized compartments. Other configurations are possiblewithout departing from the present disclosure, e.g., the interior spaceof the slidable drawer component 110 can comprise from 2 to 64individual compartments. In some aspects, the interior space of theslidable drawer component 110 can comprise 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, any combinationof the foregoing number of compartments, or any range of compartmentnumber comprising any two values in the foregoing list.

Referring now to FIG. 4, a perspective view of a disclosed multipurposebag with a top opening, a sidewall and an endwall with a drawer openingand a slidable drawer component partially opened is shown. The figureshows the disclosed multipurpose bag in use with various items placedtherein, in both the upper region of the bag body and within the

The multipurpose bag 1000 comprising a bag first handle 9, bag secondhandle 10, bag base 15, bag first sidewall 30, bag second sidewall 31,bag first endwall 40, bag second endwall 41, can be fabricated from asuitable material as fabric, e.g. nylon or canvas; plastic; leather; orcombinations thereof, e.g. plastic reinforced fabric. Similarly, theslidable drawer component 110 comprising a drawer first endwall 16,drawer second endwall 17, drawer first sidewall 20, drawer secondsidewall 21, and drawer base 60 can be fabricated from a suitablematerial as fabric, e.g. nylon or canvas; plastic; leather; orcombinations thereof, e.g. plastic reinforced fabric. In some aspects,the materials used in construction of the multipurpose bag and slidabledrawer component can be fabricated from the same materials or differentmaterials.

In some aspects, the slidable drawer component 110 comprising a drawerfirst endwall 16, drawer second endwall 17, drawer first sidewall 20,drawer second sidewall 21, and drawer base 60 can be fabricated from anysuitable rigid or semi-rigid material, including, but not limited to,one or more polymers, e.g. a rigid thermoplastic or thermoset polymersuch as a polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS),polyesters and the like; metal, e.g. steel, galvanized steel, tin andthe like; particle board; stiffened fabric materials, wooden planks orsheets; and combinations thereof, e.g. particle board disposed betweenpolypropylene sheets. In some instances, the rigid material comprisesone or more rods that are parallel to one another; or wherein the rigidimaterial comprises a plurality of rods arranged as two sets of parallelrods perpendicular to one another. If the rigid material of the bag basecomprises one or more rods, these may be held in place between twosheets of fabric and sewn in place. In some aspects, it may be useful tohave the rigid material of the bag base comprise a magnetic material,including, but not limited to, a rare earth magnetic material.

In some aspects, the multipurpose bag dividing insert 3 can befabricated from any suitable rigid or semi-rigid material, including,but not limited to, one or more polymers, e.g. a rigid thermoplastic orthermoset polymer such as a polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP),polystyrene (PS), polyesters and the like; metal, e.g. steel, galvanizedsteel, tin and the like; particle board; stiffened fabric materials,wooden planks or sheets; and combinations thereof, e.g. particle boarddisposed between polypropylene sheets.

While specific elements and steps are discussed in connection to oneanother, it is understood that any element and/or steps provided hereinis contemplated as being combinable with any other elements and/or stepsregardless of explicit provision of the same while still being withinthe scope provided herein.

It will be understood that certain features and subcombinations are ofutility and may be employed without reference to other features andsubcombinations. This is contemplated by and is within the scope of theclaims.

Since many possible aspects may be made without departing from the scopethereof, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth orshown in the accompanying drawings and detailed description is to beinterpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is for thepurpose of describing particular aspects only, and is not intended to belimiting. The skilled artisan will recognize many variants andadaptations of the aspects described herein. These variants andadaptations are intended to be included in the teachings of thisdisclosure and to be encompassed by the claims herein.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that variousmodifications and variations can be made in the present disclosurewithout departing from the scope or spirit of the disclosure. Otherembodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in theart from consideration of the specification and practice of thedisclosure disclosed herein. It is intended that the specification andexamples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spiritof the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A multipurpose bag comprising: a bag body, a bagdividing insert, and a slidable drawer component; wherein the bag bodycomprises a bag base, a bag first endwall, a bag second endwall, a bagfirst sidewall, and a bag second sidewall; wherein the bag first endwallcomprises a slidable door opening; wherein the slidable drawer componentcomprises a drawer base, a drawer first endwall, a drawer secondendwall, a drawer first sidewall, and a drawer second sidewall.
 2. Themultipurpose bag of claim 1, wherein the bag first endwall, the bagsecond endwall, the bag first sidewall, and the bag second sidewallcomprise leather, a flexible fabric, or combinations thereof.
 3. Themultipurpose bag of claim 2, wherein the flexible fabric comprises apolyamide, a polyester, a polyurethane, or combinations thereof.
 4. Themultipurpose bag of claim 3, wherein the polyamide is a ballistic nylon.5. The multipurpose bag of claim 1, wherein the multipurpose bag furthercomprises a bag first handle and a bag second handle.
 6. Themultipurpose bag of claim 5, wherein the bag first handle and the bagsecond handle are flexible.
 7. The multipurpose bag of claim 6, whereinthe bag first handle and the bag second handle comprise an innerflexible cord wrapped in a flexible material, leather, or combinationsthereof.
 8. The multipurpose bag of claim 1, wherein the bag dividinginsert is rigid.
 9. The multipurpose bag of claim 1, wherein the bagdividing insert is essentially solid and without openings.
 10. Themultipurpose bag of claim 1, wherein the bag dividing insert comprises agrid of openings.
 11. The multipurpose bag of claim 1, wherein the bagdividing insert comprises a rigid material.
 12. The multipurpose bag ofclaim 11, wherein the rigid material comprises aluminum, galvanizedsteel, stainless steel, brass, copper, one or more polymers, orcombinations thereof.
 13. The multipurpose bag of claim 1, wherein thebag base comprises a rigid material.
 14. The multipurpose bag of claim13, wherein the rigid material comprises aluminum, galvanized steel,stainless steel, brass, copper, one or more polymers, or combinationsthereof.
 15. The multipurpose bag of claim 14, wherein the rigidmaterial is a sheet of rigid material.
 16. The multipurpose bag of claim14, wherein the rigid material comprises one or more rods that areparallel to one another; or wherein the rigidi material comprises aplurality of rods arranged as two sets of parallel rods perpendicular toone another.
 17. The multipurpose bag of claim 14, wherein the rigidmaterial formed as a rigid mesh.
 18. The multipurpose bag of claim 13,wherein the rigid material comprises a magnetic material.
 19. Themultipurpose bag of claim 18, wherein the magnetic material comprises arare earth magnetic material.
 20. The multipurpose bag of claim 1,wherein the slidable drawer is divided into an array of compartments.